Advice on Gaming Laptop

AtticusFinch86

Hi All,

I got my current laptop over a year ago but it's never been much good for gaming so I'm considering giving it to the wife and buying myself a decent gaming laptop.

I saw a good review for an Asus and it seemed to be very reasonably priced, so I was looking for some independent opinions. Would the below be considered a bargain? (FYI I mainly play online multiplayer games but occassionally dabble elsewhere)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-GL502VM-FY172T-15-6-inch-Gaming-Titanium/dp/B0714MK3ZN?SubscriptionId=AKIAIPHVZTVH6LZ5BFZA&tag=hawk-future-21&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B0714MK3ZN&ascsubtag=trd-7127237399982279315-21&th=1


The other thing I was going to ask is, are there any good "finance leasing" store/sites in Ireland (or that deliver here) where I might get a good laptop that I can just pay for over 1-2 years? I saw 1-2 deals on Hardsoft.ie and Harvery Norman, but I wasn't sure if they were worth the investment.

Any advice appreciated

Thanks

TerrorFirmer

That Asus isn't sold by Amazon and the 600 price from a third-party seller is a blatant scam.

What's your budget? Minimum you need is around 6-700 for a GTX1050 equipped machine for running most of the latest games at medium settings quite well.

If you want something that'll run games at medium-high for a few years, a GTX1060 would be the minimum at about 900.

What sort of games do you play? Obviously things like Fifa or Fortnite, Overwatch, etc are far less demanding and would run extremely well on a cheaper laptop in the 650 range.

AtticusFinch86

Thank for the response. Really? I assumed the reviews related specifically to that product and seller. That's disappointing.

I guess the budget is circa 900, but that's the upper limit. I'd be willing to pay more overall though for a financing type payment plan.

At the minute, all I really play is world of Warcraft and Dota 2. They both run on my current system reasonably well but on minimum settings. If I invest in a new laptop I'd like to be able to play them in all their glory

AtticusFinch86

The other one I thought looked the part is

https://www.hardsoft.ie/dell-xps-13-9370-13-i7-8gb-ram

If you Upgrade to 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, UHD Display, it costs €18 a week over 36 months, which I'd be more than happy to pay if I thought it'd last me the 3 years.

martineatworld

AtticusFinch86 wrote: »

The other one I thought looked the part is

https://www.hardsoft.ie/dell-xps-13-9370-13-i7-8gb-ram

If you Upgrade to 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, UHD Display, it costs €18 a week over 36 months, which I'd be more than happy to pay if I thought it'd last me the 3 years.

That's not a gaming laptop really and it'll cost you well over 3k!...
You're better off sticking to your budget and buying outright imo.

Keep an eye on hukd, you can get a 1060 laptop for around 900 if you wait for a deal to come up.